18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 50, § II-2.0

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 553-50-II-2.0 - DEFINITIONS

2.1 "Advance Action" or "Multi Draw" shall mean the type of betting in which wagers may be placed for future Game drawings as available in each Party Lottery.

2.2 "Agreement" shall mean the "Lucky for Life Game Regional Agreement".

2.3 "Annuitized Payment Option" shall mean a manner in which the Game's Top prize or second prize may be paid in equal payments or installments. The Annuitized Payment Option shall be calculated on an annual basis. The schedule of payments shall beat each Party Lottery's discretion

2.4 "Cash Option" shall mean the manner in which the Game's Top Prize or second prize (also referred to as "Prize Level #2") may be paid upon the Winner's request in one (1) single cash payment as an alternative to the Annuitized Payment Option.

2.5 "Claimant" or "Winner" shall mean any natural person or legal entity submitting a winning Game Ticket within the required prize claim period. A Claimant may be the purchaser, the natural person or legal entity named on the back of a signed Game Ticket, the bearer of an unsigned Game Ticket, or any other natural person or legal entity who may seek entitlement to a prize payment in accordance with each Party Lottery's constitutional provisions, statutes, regulations and rules (herein after collectively referred to as "statelaws"). No Claimant may assert rights different from the rights acquired by the original purchaser at the time of purchase.

2.6 "Clearinghouse Lottery" shall refer to the Party Lottery or other duly authorized entity who is responsible for collecting and transferring prize payouts on behalf of all Party Lotteries.

2.7 "Directors" shall mean the governing body of the Game which is comprised of the Executive Director, Director or Chief Executive Officer or his or her designee from each participating Party Lottery.

2.8 "Drawing" shall mean the formal process of selecting winning numbers which conclusively determines the number of winners for each prize level of the Game.

2.9 "Expired Unclaimed Prize Fund" shall mean the value of the prizes which remain unclaimed after the prize claim period expires.

2.10 "Finance & Operations Committee" "The Game's Finance & Operations Committee", or other committee designated by the Directors shall mean the committee established by the New England Directors to oversee matters of finance and operations including, but not limited to, transfer and collection of funds, establishment of operating expenses, investment of prize reserves and acquisition of annuities for the operation and administration of the Game.

2.11 "Game Play(s)" shall mean that area of the play slip, also known as a "board" or "panel", which contains two sets of numbered squares to be marked by the player: the first set (Matrix 1) contains forty-eight (48) squares, numbered one (1) through forty-eight (48) inclusive; the second set (Matrix 2) contains eighteen (18) squares, numbered one (1) through eighteen (18) inclusive.

2.12 "Game Ticket" or "Ticket" shall mean an acceptable evidence of Game Play which represents a wager accepted by the Terminal Gaming System of a Party Lottery meeting the specifications defined in these rules.

2.13 "Gaming System" shall mean the computer wagering system or internet-based sales system (iLottery) used by a Party Lottery to issue and validate Game Tickets.

2.14 "Lead Director" shall refer to the Party Lottery Director appointed by the Directors by majority vote for a period not to exceed one fiscal year. The Lead Director shall have certain administrative duties, as designated by the Directors. The Lead Director shall also have primary responsibility for negotiating and managing policy decisions of the Directors but shall have no independent power or authority over any other Party Lottery Director.

2.15 "Liability Limit" shall mean a pre-established threshold, as determined in advance by the New England Lottery Directors, for paying the Top Prize, second prize and third prize claims, as set forth more fully in Part V of these rules.

2.16 "Lottery Game" or "Draw Game" shall mean a lottery game for which wagers are accepted by the Terminal Gaming System of a Party Lottery.

2.17 "Lucky Ball" shall mean the number selected from the second set of numbers (Matrix 2) in each Game drawing.

2.18 "Lucky for Life Authorized Claim Center" shall mean a Party Lottery's Sales Retailer, High-Tier Claim Center or Headquarters where a winning Game Ticket can be validated or cashed.

2.19 "Lump Sum Cash" shall mean a manner in which the Game's Top Prize or second prize is required to be paid in one (1) single cash payment when the liability limit is exceeded and no Annuitized Payment Option is available, as detailed in Part V of these rules.

2.20 "Maine Lottery" or "the Lottery" means the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations.

2.21 "Minor" shall mean a person under the age of 18 years.

2.22 "Party Lottery" shall mean a state lottery which is authorized to sell the "Lucky for Life" game.

2.23 "Play" "Bet" or "Wager" shall mean the six (6) numbers (the first five (5) from a field of forty-eight (48) numbers and one (1) Lucky Ball number from a field of eighteen (18) numbers) that appear on a Game Ticket as a single-lettered play, board or panel, and are played by a Player in the Game.

2.24 "Play Slip" or "Selection Slip", or "Bet Slip" shall mean a card used in marking a Player's Game Plays or Wagers.

2.25 "Player" or "Purchaser" shall mean a natural person(s) or legal entity who buys Game Tickets in accordance with these rules and state laws.

2.26 "Prize Fund" or "Prize Fund Percentage" shall mean the portion of the Game's sales set aside for the payment of prizes.

2.27 "Quick Pick", "Computer Pick" or "Easy Pick" shall mean the random selection of six (6) numbers resulting in a Wager accepted by a Party Lottery's Terminal Gaming System.

2.28 "Sales Agent" or "Sales Retailer" shall mean a natural person or legal entity licensed and/or authorized by the Party Lottery to sell and redeem Game Tickets.

2.29 "Selling Lottery" shall mean the Party Lottery which sold a winning Game Ticket.

2.30 "Set Prize" shall mean a pre-determined prize payout which is paid in a single cash payment. Set prizes shall apply to the lowest eight (8) prize levels. They may also apply, however, to the Top Prize and second prize under certain conditions, as set forth more fully in Part V of these rules.

2.31 "Split Prize" shall mean a pre-determined set prize payout that is divided equally among the number of winning Game Tickets of the prize level. Split prizes shall only apply to the Game's Top Prize, the Prize Level #2 and Prize Level #3 Winners under certain conditions, as set forth more fully in Part VII Paragraph A of these rules.

2.32 "Subscription Ticket" or "Season Ticket" shall mean a ticket sold with an extended, multi-draw purchase option wherein the same set(s) of numbers may be played for a specified number of consecutive drawings. The subscription ticket shall be effective on a future date as prescribed by the governing laws, policies and rules of the Party Lottery offering the subscription option.

2.33 "Terminal" shall mean a device for selling Lottery Game Tickets including, but not limited to, Retailer Terminals and Self-Service Terminals ("SSTs") that operate in conjunction with the Terminal Gaming System to issue and /or validate lottery transactions. SSTs may include, but shall not be limited to, Player Activated Terminals ("PATs") and Ticket Vending Machines ("TVMs").

2.34 "Ticketless Transaction" shall include Plays sold through Subscription, internet or non-standard terminals.

2.35 "Top Prize" or "Grand Prize" shall mean the Game's first prize.

2.36 "Winning Numbers" shall mean the six (6) numbers (the first five (5) numbers from Matrix 1 and the one (1) Lucky Ball number from Matrix 2) that are randomly selected at each Drawing and used to determine the winning plays contained on a Game Ticket.

18- 553 C.M.R. ch. 50, § II-2.0